SSGT - E6 - Army -
Regular
11D40 11th Armored Cavalry
26 year old Married, Caucasian, Male
Born on Aug 21, 1941
From TRENTON, NEW JERSEY
Length of service 4 years.
His tour of duty began on May 21, 1967
Casualty was on May 22, 1968
SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing
GROUND CASUALTY

* The 11th Armored Cavalry's
Veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia counts four members of the 11th ACR as Missing
In Action (MIA). Walter Stephen Simpson is one. The other three are,
Walter Melvin Pierce, Peter Charles Forame and Thomas William Skiles. More Info

Staff Sergeant Simpson is counted among the 16 K Troop members who was killed as
a result of the ambush of May 21, 1967. His body not recovered and was listed as
Missing In Action. The Department of Defense changed its classification of his death
to Killed In Action May 22, 1968 - a year and a day after the ambush. His name is
not mentioned in the After Action Report but so are several others who are included in the
list of "16". If you have information about Sgt. Simpson, please
write to Webmaster@ktrooop.com.

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